so i switched to a evo 9 turbo and now im leaking oil. its not coming anywhere from the turbo or the oil feed line. when i look in my engine bay thereis no oil anywhere, but when i look underneeth the car there is oil on the oil pan, bottom of the radiator and all the way to the downpipe. i only seemto be leaking oil when i hit wot. where could i be leaking from??

 

did you replace the crush washers on the banjo bolt?

 

yea i did

 

you sure the seals are ok in the turbo? any oil in the intake?

 

i didnt check if there is any oil in the intake, but im guessing the seals are ok in the turbo? but there is no oil on the outside of the turbo

 

Did you replace the old gasket for the oil return line? Perhaps it's not closed tightly. It happen to me when I install my Tomei. Check that area.

 

yea i replaced that gasket as well, idk what else it could be

 

Last time I had a hard-to-find oil leak I used a bottle of this in my oil and a cheap black light to find the leak.

Tracerlight UV Dye

Worked like a champ! I bought a 1oz bottle at the local auto parts store for like 12 bucks.

John-

 

Thanks for the info! i will look into that

 

No problem, The manufacturer claims it is 100% safe, but just to be safe, I changed my oil right after.

John-

 

yea i wouldnt risk it, id change my oil right after as well. all you do is pour it into your oil correct?

 

brought the car into the shop..lets c what happens

 

*update*
something i didnt expect. i recently changed to evo 9 lsd internals for my tk. we think its leaking tk fluids from the tk and the seals are bad because there is no oil leaking anywhere when the car is at idle